Validity and Reliability Testing of the Proactive Personality Scale–Short Version (PPS-SV) Among University Students in Indonesia

Fridayanti Fridayanti; Waode Zahara Adzkiatun Nisa; Diah Puspasari

doi:10.22146/gamajop.96003

Validity and Reliability Testing of the Proactive Personality Scale–Short Version (PPS-SV) Among University Students in Indonesia

Fridayanti Fridayanti, Waode Zahara Adzkiatun Nisa, Diah Puspasari

(Submitted 8 May 2024)

(Published 31 October 2025)

Abstract

Proactive personality is an essential disposition determining students’ readiness to enter the workforce, so a validated instrument is needed to measure it in Indonesia. This study aimed to adapt the Proactive Personality Scale–Short Version (PPS-SV) into the Indonesian language and test its validity and reliability in a student population. A total of 232 students (61 men, 171 women) from a university in Bandung participated in the study. The age range of the participants was 19–25 years old (M = 21.7; SD = 1.12). Construct validity was tested using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), while reliability was estimated using Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega. The CFA results confirmed the one-factor structure of the PPS-SV and demonstrated good model fit with the data (CFI = .964, TLI = .954, GFI = .994, RMSEA = .069, and SRMR = .036). The scale also showed excellent internal consistency (α = .901; ω = 0.902). Thus, the Indonesian adaptation of the PPS-SV was judged to have strong psychometric properties, including good construct validity and reliability. This scale can therefore be recommended for measuring proactive personality in students in Indonesia.

Keywords

proactive personality; proactive personality scale; validity,;reliability,;university students; Indonesia

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DOI: 10.22146/gamajop.96003

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